Quote#Happiness
The narrow, thorny path he trod
Quote byVictor Daley · 1858–1905
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Ascetic", in At Dawn and Dusk (1898).
English (original)
The narrow, thorny path he trod. "Enter into My joy," said God. The sad ascetic shook his head; "I've lost all taste for joy," he said.
— Victor Daley
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